Milk can holder



Feb. 20, 1951 w. L. CHRISTMAN 2,542,118

MILK CAN HOLDER Filed Jan. 20, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig. I. I

5 l4 Fig.3. I2 IO :2 Inventor Willard L. Chrisfman [0B7 EMQ,

Feb. 20, 1951 w. L, CHRISTMAN 2,542,118

MILK CAN HOLDER Filed Jan. 20, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 20,1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in milk canholders and the primary feature of the present invention is to provide aholding device for milk cans adapted to hold same in an upright andsteady position in a cooling tank while fresh warm milk is being pouredinto the can.

Another important feature of this invention is to provide a device ofthe character referred to that is adapted to hold a milk can in such amanner during a filling process that the can will not tip over or slipsideways thereby spilling milk.

A further feature of the present invention is to provide a device of theclass described that is simple and practical in construction, strong andreliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the milk can holder device constructed inaccordance with the present invention. a

Figure 2 is a view in elevation thereof, the lower portion of saidholder embedded in a concrete floor.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an elevational view showing the manner in which the holderis adapted to receive a usual milk can.

Figure 5 is a top plan view showing the manner in which the holder ispivoted outwardly to remove the can therefrom.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral 5 represents a hollow sleeve having its lowerportion embedded in a concrete floor 6 away from a vertical wall 1.

A plate 8 preferably welded as at 9 to the lower end of said sleeve isadapted to prevent any injurious matter from entering said sleeve and toaid in the anchoring of said sleeve.

A vertical fin I welded as at H to the lower portion of said sleeve isalso embedded into said floor 6 and prevents any twisting or turningaction of said sleeve.

The lower end 12 of a vertical standard I3 is rotatably carried insleeve and a rib l4 projecting outwardly from said lower end I2 isadapted to engage a notch I5 provided in the upper edge of sleeve 5 forlocking said standard l3 in non-rotatable position.

A substantially semi-cylindrical frame designated generally by thenumeral I6 is composed of a pair of vertical arms I! integrally formedat their upper ends into an upper arcuate cross connecting arm l8 and attheir lower ends into a lower arcuate cross connecting arm [9, said armsl8 and i9 are to be curved to conform to the periphery of a usual milkcan 20 and the centers of said arms are preferably welded as at 2! tothe standard 83.

When the frame It is locked in position as shown in Figure 1 thevertical arms I! of said frame extend outwardly from wall I in a likemanner and the can 20 held by said frame just slightly from said wall 7so that the can cannot tilt in any direction.

In order to remove the can from the frame, standard I3 is raisedslightly until rib l4 disengages notch 15, the standard and frame arethen pivotally swung to one side in a manner shown in Figure 5 of thedrawings.

It is obvious from the drawings that the device is not designed to holdthe can 20 in an elevated position as the bottom of the can rests on thefloor 6 but rather the device is adapted to support the can during thefilling process.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A device for holding cans against a wall comprising a frame composed ofupper and lower horizontal arcuate members, vertical members connectingthe ends of the upper and lower members to each other, a verticalstandard rigidly secured to the mid-portion of the arcuate members andextending downwardly below the lower arcuate member, a sleeve embeddedvertically in a foundation and formed with a notch in its upper end atthe side of the sleeve remote from the wall, said sleeve rotatablyreceiving the lower end of the standard, -and a lug on the standardresting on the upper edge of the sleeve and gravitating into the notchto lock the frame in a closed position embracing the can.

WILLARD L. CHRISTMAN.

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